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Why it worked
The video offers practical, actionable advice on improving note-taking skills, a common pain point for students. The creator's personal anecdotes and relatable struggles (like the CPA exam notes) add authenticity and engagement.
Summary
The creator explains that if you're taking notes, you should avoid thinking of it as storing information and instead as translating information into your own words. They suggest using the Feynman technique of simplifying concepts into sentences a five-year-old could understand and the blurring method of writing down a topic, covering it, and then rewriting it from memory.
Structure
1Introduction to note-taking strategies
2Critique of traditional note-taking
3Introducing the Feynman Technique
4Explaining the Blurring Method
5Mentioning the Cornell Note Method
On-screen text
NOTEMAXXING 101
(how to take notes that make learning easy)
Transcript
If you’re typing notes same concepts apply 👇 I have a little Feynman sentence under all of my points in OneNote. I actually like typing better for those reasons. Also that stack of notes I was holding was from the FAR CPA exam 😭 doing way too much Be back tomorrow as always 🤞
Original caption
If you’re typing notes same concepts apply 👇 I have a little Feynman sentence under all of my points in OneNote. I actually like typing better for those reasons. Also that stack of notes I was holding was from the FAR CPA exam 😭 doing way too much Be back tomorrow as always 🤞